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Savers won’t find an i...
Basic rate taxpayers need to find a savings account paying interest of more than5.0% to cancel out inflation and tax. Banks and building societies offering around 3.5% interest rates before tax aredoi...
Mortgage borrowers get in a...
Despite advice not to fix mortgage rates, borrowers are flocking to lock their rates in a race to beat interest rate rises. In February, 57% of all mortgages advanced were at a fixed rate, up from 52%...
Rent prices continue to rise...
Rental costs increased in March for the second month in row, as the heavy demand for propertiessurpassed the availability of places rent. The survey, by letting agency LSL Property Services, showed th...
Experts fear for returns on...
£2 billion in children’s savings is at risk of being left stranded in low paying accounts after theGovernment banned Child Trust Fund holders from taking out the new Junior ISA. That&rsquo...